executive : Idioms & Phrases

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account executive

  • noun someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business
    customer's man; customer's broker; account representative; registered representative.
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business executive

  • noun an executive in a business corporation
    business executive.
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chief executive

  • noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
    President; United States President; President of the United States.
    • the President likes to jog every morning
  • noun the office of the United States head of state
    President; President of the United States.
    • a President is elected every four years
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chief executive officer

  • noun the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
    CEO; chief operating officer.
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corporate executive

  • noun an executive in a business corporation
    business executive.
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executive agency

  • noun an agency of the executive branch of government
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executive branch

  • noun the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
    executive branch.
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executive clemency

  • noun the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction
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executive council

  • noun a council that shares the supreme executive power
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executive department

  • noun a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
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executive director

  • noun a person responsible for the administration of a business
    executive.
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executive office of the president

  • noun the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
    executive branch.
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executive officer

  • noun the officer second in command
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executive program

  • noun a program that controls the execution of other programs
    supervisor; supervisory program.
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executive routine

  • noun a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines
    supervisory routine.
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executive secretary

  • noun a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities
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executive session

  • noun a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public
    closed session.
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executive vice president

  • noun a vice president holding executive power
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top executive

  • noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman
    business leader; tycoon; magnate; baron; power; king; mogul; big businessman.
    • an oil baron
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